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- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students define what a tropical rain forest is, what animals and plants exist there and realize how important the tropical rainforests are to life on Earth. They work in pairs to access websites imbedded in this plan to research the rainforest. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students create a three dimensional Rainforest scene which shows five aspects of the rainforest. They orally present the scene. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students investigate how far the rainforest in Rio Negro, Colombia is from their school and determine how long it would take for a school bus to drive there. They listen to a read aloud of "Chayo's Andean Home" before completing map work that explains time and distance covered. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students are given a number of Halloween treats and work in groups to determine which foods came from the Rainforest and which foods came from temperate regions and treats that don't contain chocolate. They examine the ingredient lists on wrappers and brainstorm the origins of the items. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students examine the characteristics of the rainforests. Using the characteristics, they discover how animals and plants are dependent on one another for survival. Using various maps, they locate rainforests depending on the criteria. In groups, they plan solutions for the problems facing the rainforest. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students investigate the cooperation necessary to solve global environmental problems by modeling roles of individuals involved in the exploitation, destruction and protection of the threatened rainforests of the island of Madagascar. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten
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Students use the length of their class day as a reference to measure how long it takes to drive from their school to the closest community landmark, town and state. They listen to a story, Chayo's Andean Home then predict how many days it takes to drive to Chayo's home. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students examine the characteristics of the layers of the rainforest. They read Donal Misiher's, Tropical Rain Forest, before beginning a KWL chart. They continue reading about and researching the Internet for information. They work with a partner to design a computer based slideshow that shows the layers of the rainforest a s culmination to this series of lessons. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 10th
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Students explore an online Hyperlink Habitat to illustrate the interconnectedness of a tropical rainforest ecosystem. They create a map of the Hyperlink Habitat and research a local ecosystem and create their own print or Web version of a hyperlink habitat. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore and study about a variety of life found within a rain forest. They choose three different animals to research from the tropical rain forest and identify one physical characteristic that helps each animal survive in this type of environment. Full Review »
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